Falun Gong Found Protected Under Ontario Human Rights Code

For the first time, the Ontario (Canada) Human Rights Commission has found that Falun Gong is a "creed" under the Ontario Human Rights Code. This means that Falun Gong practitioners are protected against discrimination of various kinds. The Epoch Times today reports that the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ordered the Ottawa Senior Chinese Cultural Association and two of its former executives to pay Ms. Huang Daiming $18,000 in damages after the club revoked her membership over her practice of Falun Gong—apparently under pressure from the local Chinese Embassy. The tribunal also ordered the seniors club to end its ban on Falun Gong members, to prominently post the Human Rights code on the Association premises, and to include anti-discrimination provisions in its policies and constitution. The full text of the Jan. 18 decision is available online.